Tag: youth development

With all the uncertainty in the world today, what is it like to grow up in a world where even being in school may not feel safe? What if you add the extra strains of poverty into this picture? You know the answer. It’s not good and its effects spiral

“As I write this letter, I am still in disbelief that our five years at Y Preschool come to a close today. For five years, the Y has been a second home to my boys; a place of learning, exploring, nurturing and friendship. They have spent countless hours at the

When the calendar clicked to September, and the long Labor Day weekend wrapped up, the beginning the school year dawned for parents and children across our region. Whether you’re a parent with school-aged kids like me, or are free of the stresses and joys of the new school year, as

​ Last Monday, about 100 people gathered at the Living Classroom’s Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Museum in Fells Point to honor Chris Ader-Soto upon her retirement after 45 years of service to children and families, 33 of which were spent at the Y in Central Maryland. Last Friday​, Chris exited